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Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell Publisher Comments The winner of the 1961 Newbery Medal, this novel is the story of a young Indian girl who is left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California for 18 years. She is not only surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance... (read more) List Price $6.50 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Publisher Comments A classic boy-and-dog tale in the tradition of Old Yeller Tyrone "Li'l T" Roberts meets Buddy when his family's car accidentally hits the stray dog on their way to church. Buddy turns out to be the dog Li'l T's always wished for--until... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Publisher Comments US... (read more) List Price $4.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Number the Stars (Yearling Newbery) by Lois Lowry Publisher Comments Its 1943 Copenhagen and the Jews of Denmark are being “relocated,” so Annemarie Johansens best friend, Ellen, moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family. When Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission, she must... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Curtis Publisher Comments A boy, a dog, and New Orleans' most famous hurricane Saint is a boy with confidence as big as his name is long. A budding musician, he earns money playing clarinet for the New Orleans tourists, and his best friend is a stray dog named Shadow. At first... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Publisher Comments Illustrated in black-and-white. This ingenious fantasy centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard Publisher Comments From the moment Danny sees the beautiful Irish setter, he knows Red is the dog for him. Fast and smart, strong and noble, Red is the only dog Danny wants by his side. Soon, neither boy nor dog can stand to be apart. ... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Nate the Great and the Missing Key by Marjorie Sharmat Publisher Comments Nate the Great and his dog Sludge look for Annie's housekey which has mysteriously disappeared.... (read more) List Price $4.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett and Ruth Chrisman Gannett Publisher Comments When Elmer Elevator hears about the plight of an overworked and underappreciated baby flying dragon, he stows away on a ship and travels to Wild Island to rescue the dragon.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Holes by Louis Sachar Publisher Comments Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Yearling Newbery) by Elizabeth George Speare Publisher Comments After her grandfathers death Kit leaves Barbados for New England. She is shocked by the gray, damp landscape and the Puritanical lifestyle of her uncles household. Fitting in is not easy, and her only friend is believed to be a witch. Kit must choose... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse (Chet Gecko Mysteries) by Bruce Hale Publisher Comments For every fan of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate, or Timmy Failure--a laugh-out-loud book with a fun mystery to solve! Clueless McGee is confident he is on his way to becoming a famous crime solver. Surely you want his autograph . . . no? Speaking of... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang Staff Pick For the winter holidays try American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Chang. This quirky book is a fabulous introduction to the new generation of graphic novels, and blends folklore with an exploration of racial stereotyping and the "right stuff" of America... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton Publisher Comments Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal in 1943 for her memorable picture book The Little House, a poignant story of a cute country cottage that becomes engulfed by the city that grows up around it. The house has an expressive face of windows and... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Book of Three: The Chronicles of Prydain, Book One (Chronicles of Prydain #01) by Lloyd Alexander Publisher Comments The Newbery-winning fantasy series now available in gorgeous new paperback editions! Since The Book of Three was first published in 1964, young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-Keeper and his quest to become a... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Wolves Chronicles) by Joan Aiken Publisher Comments Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls Publisher Comments The award-winning story of fourteen-year-old Jay Berry Lee, his dog Rowdy, and their unforgettable summer along an old Ozark river. A heartwarming family story, Summer of the Monkeys recalls a time and place when miracles were really the simplest of... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford Publisher Comments Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died. But, together, the... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat Publisher Comments The adventures of two owls who shake up an entire neighborhood and turn a house topsy-turvy. Full color.... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Baseball in April and Other Stories by Gary Soto Publisher Comments The Mexican American author Gary Soto draws on his own experience of growing up in California's Central Valley in this finely crafted collection of eleven short stories that reveal big themes in the small events of daily life. Crooked teeth, ponytailed... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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